Question 1

What's the easiest thing to grill for dinner?

Accepted Answer

Planked salmon is one of the easiest grilled dinners - you soak a cedar plank, season the fillet, and grill it in about 15 minutes with almost no risk of sticking or overcooking. Lettuce cups and salmon burgers are similarly fast and forgiving for weeknights.

Question 2

What can I grill for dinner besides burgers?

Accepted Answer

Great alternatives include planked salmon, smoked bone-in pork chops, cod wrapped in cedar, Thai-spiced pork meatballs, and mushroom carnitas tacos. Grilling planks let you cook delicate fish and vegetables that would otherwise fall through the grates.

Question 3

What's a healthy grilled dinner idea?

Accepted Answer

A grilled salmon tzatziki bowl or cedar-wrapped cod with succotash are both high-protein, vegetable-forward dinners. Grilling adds flavor without heavy sauces, and plank-grilling requires little added oil.

Question 4

What's a good grilled dinner for company?

Accepted Answer

Oak-smoked pork chops with arugula pesto or cedar-planked sockeye salmon both plate beautifully and can be prepped ahead, making them ideal when you're entertaining.

Author: Erin Brandt

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